Biowarfare

Biowarfare

The open use by a nation state of germs and other living beings to kill, injure or incapacitate its enemy. There are numerous examples of biowarfare dating back thousands of years. The Biological Weapons Convention was intended to stop biowarfare, but some analysts believe nation states have further developed their capacity to conduct war in this way. See also: Bioterrorism.

They showed him documents from Britain's Ministry of Defence and MI6, as well as identification cards, proving they had been seconded by the British government to Iraq, working at the Salman Pak bio-warfare plant.

With the introduction of nuclear arms and the potential for bio-warfare, the level of fire-power has taken a qualitative leap, making comparisons with previous wars or military stalemates no longer applicable.

The idea is to continually test the horses and other animals on the property for signs of bio-contamination, train emergency responders and treat infected animals after a bio-warfare attack or biological emergency.

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